North Carolina, 2008

Heat in North Carolina, June 13, 2008

June 13, 2008 · NWS MHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A man and a woman were found dead in a trailer on June 16th. It is believed they died on June 13th due to extreme heat.

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The toll

Deaths
2
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.

A man and a woman were found dead in a trailer on June 16th. It is believed they died on June 13th due to extreme heat. The trailer they were found in had no air conditioning and all the windows were closed despite temperatures well into the 90s.

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Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Pitt

When
June 13, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Pitt forecast zone
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
35.594, -77.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A man and a woman were found dead in a trailer on June 16th. It is believed they died on June 13th due to extreme heat. The trailer they were found in had no air conditioning and all the windows were closed despite temperatures well into the 90s. Smoke from a large wildfire to the east had spread over the region on June 13th and may have lead to the deceased individuals closing the windows despite the hot temperatures.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Heat, Pitt2008-06-1345MaleMobile/Trailer HomeDirect
Heat, Pitt2008-06-1366FemaleMobile/Trailer HomeDirect

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 107058.